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,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #bg1        
#bjbd,mr4 ,johnson ( ,georgia 7=        
himself1 ,ms4 ,p+ree1 & ,ms4 ,norton7   
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y  ,a ,,bill 
,to am5d title #bh1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1
 to cl>ify ! availability ( ,f$]al      
habeas corpus relief = a p]son :o is    
s5t5c$ to dea? ?\gh actually innoc5t4   
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,effective ,dea? ,p5alty ,appeals     
,act4  #b4 ,cl>ification ( !            
availability ( ,f$]al habeas corpus     
relief = a p]son :o is s5t5c$ to dea?   
?\gh actually innoc5t ,section #bbed7;d7
 ( title #bh1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is   
am5d$-- 7#a7 9 p>agraph 7#a71 by /rik+ 2
 or & ins]t+ a semicolon2  7#b7 9       
p>agraph 7#b71 by /rik+ ! p]iod & ins]t+
 2 or2 &  7#c7 by add+ at ! end !       
foll[+3  7#c7 result$ 91 or left 9 =ce1 
a s5t5ce ( dea? t 0 impos$ )\t          
consid]ation ( newly discov]$ evid5ce   

:i*1 9 comb9ation ) ! evid5ce pres5t$ at
 trial1 demon/rates t ! applicant is    
probably n guilty ( ! und]ly+ (f5se4  4 
#c4 ,cl>ification ( ! availability ( an 
evid5ti>y he>+ ,section                 
#bbed7;e77#b77;,a7 ( title #bh1 ,unit$  
,/ates ,code1 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9 clause  
7i71 by /rik+ or at ! end2  7#b7 9      
clause 7ii7 by /rik+ & at ! end & ins]t+
 or2 &  7#c7 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3 
7iii7 9 ! case ( an applicant s5t5c$ to 
dea?1 su* failure 0 ! result (          
ineffective assi/ance ( po/conviction   
c\nsel 9 a ,/ate t prohibits an         
ineffective assi/ance ( c\nsel claim on 
direct appeal2 &  4  #d4 ,con=m+        
am5dm5ts relat+ to second & successive  
petitions  7a7 ,/ate convictions        
,section #bbdd7;b7 ( title #bh1 ,unit$  
,/ates ,code1 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9 p>agraph
 7#a71 by /rik+ ,a & ins]t+ ,except z   
provid$ 9 p>agraph 7#e71 a2 &  7#b7 by  
add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7#e7 ,a claim t
 an applicant 0 s5t5c$ to dea? )\t      
consid]ation ( newly discov]$ evid5ce   

:i*1 9 comb9ation ) ! evid5ce pres5t$ at
 trial1 c\ld reasonably be expect$ to   
demon/rate t ! applicant is probably n  
guilty ( ! und]ly+ (f5se may be pres5t$ 
9 a second or successive habeas corpus  
application4  4  7b7 ,f$]al convictions 
,section #bbee7;h7 ( title #bh1 ,unit$  
,/ates ,code1 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9 p>agraph
 7#a71 by /rik+ or2  7#b7 by /rik+ !    
p]iod at ! end ( p>agraph 7#b7 & ins]t+ 
2 or2 &  7#c7 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3
  7#c7 a claim t an applicant 0 s5t5c$  
to dea? )\t consid]ation ( newly        
discov]$ evid5ce :i*1 9 comb9ation ) !  
evid5ce pres5t$ at trial1 c\ld          
reasonably be expect$ to demon/rate t ! 
applicant is probably n guilty ( !      
und]ly+ (f5se4  4